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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
James Edward Lee, Sr., St. Leonard, MD (US);
Ryan M. Luckay, Vienna, VA (US);
Robert E. Dixon, Jr., Haymarket, VA (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/18 (2006.01); B65D 81/38 (2006.01); F24V 30/00 (2018.01); F25D 3/06 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 81/18 (2013.01); B65D 81/3816 (2013.01); B65D 81/3823 (2013.01); F24V 30/00 (2018.05); F25D 3/06 (2013.01); F25D 31/005 (2013.01); F25D 2303/082 (2013.01); F25D 2303/0843 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device, system, and method for maintaining temperature control of a distribution item, or of the contents of a distribution item, as the distribution item moves through the distribution network. A container housing an item can include a cooling unit, a heating unit, or both, and control circuitry including a temperature sensor. The control circuitry activates the cooling unit or heating unit as required to maintain the item at a desired temperature or within a desired temperature range.